Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter who transformed detective fiction by moving murder mysteries from genteel settings to gritty urban landscapes. He created the iconic private detective Philip Marlowe and published seven novels during his lifetime, including The Big Sleep (1939) and The Long Goodbye (1953), while also working as a Hollywood screenwriter on films like Double Indemnity (1944).
detective fiction
hard-boiled noir
crime fiction
The Annotated Big Sleep
The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words
The High Window: A Novel
The Lady in the Lake: A Novel (Philip Marlowe series Book 4)
The Big Sleep (Classic bestseller)
The High Window
The Little Sister: A Philip Marlowe Novel, Book 5
The Long Goodbye
Playback
Farewell, My Lovely
The High Window
The High Window
The Lady in the Lake
Trouble Is My Business
The Little Sister
The Raymond Chandler Papers: Selected Letters and Nonfiction, 1909–1959
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: A Centennial Celebration
The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words
The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words
All That Glitters: The Crime and the Cover-Up
Poodle Springs
Raymond Chandler Speaking
Farewell My Lovely: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (BBC Radio)
The Big Sleep